in the air

in the air

whispering winds
rustling leaves
wafting music
floating fragrance
          means
only one thing
          love
is in the air

leader e azam

leader e azam

nau so chuhay khaa ker
hazrat masroof haiN
khutba daitay hu'aye
eeman kay faza'il per
arsh per sita white muskurahti hay

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is bar'fzaar maiN

 is bar'fzaar maiN

girti huee bar'f ka khumaar
goya her sheh per ik nikhaar
chaa' gaee  chaader chandini ki
ik ajub samaaN thaa woh
laikin aglay roz khumaar sub
pani paani hogaya
paani bun ker beh gaya

she said, "o o o mi...."

she said, "o o o mi..,."

in the witness box
lawyers for big pharma
grill miss covid-19
for hours on end
could not pin her down
exasperated, one lawyer asked
do you have a plan b?
she said, "o o o mi..,."

paneer maiN woh baat kahaaN

paneer maiN woh baat kahaaN

kaha mussavvir nay
sub bolo cheez
barqi bulb chamka
aur ho gaee mehfooz
muskurahataiN tamam
album ki qaid maiN

karachiwalas and laholewalas

karachiwalas  and laholewalas

lend me your ears (yeah)
ex-playboy's
bunny gala cabinet
overflows with twelfth men
(not to forget a few ladies)
these twelvers
are good
          but not good enough
to be in the eleven
hence the downhill trajectory

zab't

 zab't

huzoor aap waar kertay rahaiN
hum zab't kertay rahaiN gay
        zab't kertay rahaiN gay
        laikin aik din
woh bhee aa'aye ga jub.....

the pursuit

 the pursuit

of smiles
of love

of understanding
of mirages
keeps us going

munsif haazir ho

munsif haazir ho

kyuN janab
yeh kaun munsif hay
yeh kaisa insaf hay
gunah maiN karoon
aur saza ghairoN ko
          aap ko milay
dil nahiN maanta
kay yeh 'wohi' munsif hay

Ali. 

@AliNasirSyed

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for faiz and jalib

for faiz and jalib

in misery and poverty
they cope and survive
but when they speak up
it is not heard in the palaces
          above the clouds
either they are dumb
or the recipients deaf
          that is when
poets come forward
to convey their plight
to gods of privilege

faizyab

faizyab

incarcerated
banished
censored
he walked the walk
soft-spoken
head unbowed
when the pen was snatched
dipped his fingers in blood
and carried on
and we the faizyab
with bruised body and mind
will not let that flame
die out gods-willing

matā-e-lauh-o-qalam chhīn ga.ī to kyā ġham hai ki ḳhūn-e-dil meñ Dubo lī haiñ uñgliyāñ maiñ ne

متاع لوح و قلم چھین گئی تو کیا غم ہے

کہ خون دل میں ڈبو لی ہیں انگلیاں میں نے

praise be the pulpit

praise be the pulpit

discovering fire 

and the wheel
humankind evolved
soon the shrewd ones
discovered the devil
lurking within and
harnessed it
to turn evolution
into devolution
and degeneration
leading back 

to the stone age

the devouring monster

 the devouring monster

the sun peers through the clouds
heralding a new day
birds chirp and sing
but an invisible monster
lurks in the bushes 
devouring everything that moves
no one knows why
except for the shrouded one
with a hidden smile

do I spend too much time alone?

do I spend too much time alone?

that would be an exaggerated anomaly
for when i have ghalib, eliot, jon elia
noon meem rashid, rembrandt, von gogh
chughtai, sadequain and rumi for conversation

mostly dialogues: sometimes monologues

who has time for being alone sheila? 
barring that naked sadhu atop the mountain

____________

Sheila Benson @sheilabenson

I spend too much time alone ... 

miltay haiN musafir buhat

miltay haiN musafir buhat

hay a'jub
dastoor qudrat ka
hay a'jub
ru'ut mousamoN ki
khalish thee saathi ki
ger woh na milay
          tou kya
rah e safar hay taveel
miltay rahaiNgay
musafir buhat

confronting the waves

 confronting the waves

crumbles under the dark onslaught
of thunderous downpour
the cherished dwelling of my dreams
resting in a watery grave

to reclaim those dreams
brick by brick
from the debris
must strive ingeniously

in spite of ceaseless rummaging
have gathered shards
few fragments of waterlogged truth
a lifetime of work cutout
confronting the waves

reality and realism

reality and realism  

reality and realism
are relative
blending
tinted perspectives
inherited prejudices
and bereft
we continue
to paint the canvas

the final embrace

the final embrace

marveled i
at mother nature
as a floating snowflake
touched a falling leaf
and melted
in a final embrace
on the ground

the waves and the ants

the waves and the ants

the waves
tireless, perseverant
striking the rocks
on the shores
the waves 
    and the ants
if we are willing 
teach us about life

snowflakes

snowflakes

snowflakes
merrily floating around
remind me of children
in afghanistan
the frolicking flakes
settle on eyelids
turn eyes misty

#pehlaykhudaphirrasool

#pehlaykhudaphirrasool

stating the obvious
needs courage blind
all the more when
brainwashed recipient
are unreceptive

and unrepentant 

lucky are those...

lucky are those...

once i used to think
lucky are those
who are alive
and kicking
today i believe
lucky are only those
who breathe
where prevails
law and order

a sad myth

a sad myth

69-year-old misfit boy child
filled with delusions of grandeur
goes barefoot with a rosary
and has a paid photographer
always in attendance
thinks religion is salvation
as the citizens go hungry

aao such bolaiN

aao such bolaiN

suno
woh jo ik timtamata diya hay
oosay bhee gul kerdo
aur is veeranay maiN
hay jahan sannata
aur  tareeki her soo
aao, aur qareeb aao
kay is shub maiN
kuch such bolaiN

pheriwala

pheriwala

al-as subah gali say
pheiri walay ki aaee sada
achcha teeka, sasta teeka lay lo
insaniyat ka teeka
jamhooriyat ka teeka
murawwat ka teeka
baRhiya teeka, sasta teeka
ghar'q raha meh've hairat maiN
phir jub khirki kholi
woh pheiri wala ja chuka tha

nadir ul wajood

nadir ul wajood

bhula diya hay hum sub nay
kaisay b'nay aadmi insaan
aaj ka aadmi fiq't  aadmi hay
aur insaan  naadir ul wajood 

persiflage

persiflage

cobwebs of illusion
camouflages
shadows of delusion
when pristine truth
shadowless appears
they fade away
and silence rules

aao diwali mana'aiN

aao diwali mana'aiN

ik sada roshan diya jalaiN
mohabbat o dosti ka
a'mun o shanti ka
aur phail ja'aye her soo
suraj bun ker
is ki roshni
darmiaN humaray

diwali thoughts

diwali thoughts

this diwali i will light
a lamp of hope, love, friendship, justice
who's afraid of a little more happiness?
in diversity is hope: in hope, light
let us light that lamp and nurse its flickers
till a sun of peace overwhelms us all

shaikh o zahid say

shaikh o zahid say 

(maazrat kay saath sawal ki jasarat)


pehlay darakht ya phal
maaN ya nau-maoulood
allah ya rasool?